Welcome to the Smitha Smartboard Trainings Wiki


This page is for ideas on what content we want to cover. I will also post all suggestions I received from teachers. I have placed groups to put ideas under. There is a separate page labeled groups (see left) where I have put class names and will put tentative names of teachers under them. If you want to just discuss something, have a great idea and are not sure where it goes, vent, etc. then please click on the discussion tab at the top. I am trying to make this as easy as possible for us to plan without actually getting together since I know everyone is busy.


Novice Class (know absolutely nothing; even turning on the board is a challenge)
  • How to turn on the board
  • How to orient the board
  • How to use the side dashboard (is this what it is actually called?)
  • How to create a notebook
  • Gallery
  • How to use items on the tool bar (shapes, magic pen, pens, eraser, lines, shapes, etc.)
  • If time permits, go over items from the emerging class--let them work on creating lessons
  • May need to take time and actually go with some of them to their classroom and walk them thru using THEIR board.




Emerging Class (know what a smartboard is but have never actually used one; have proficient technology skills, easily pick up new information)
  • Quickly (or as quickly as possible) go over info from novice class









Intermediate Class (have used a Smartboard before, but not quite comfortable; need ideas for further lessons and how to make lessons interactive)







Advanced Intermediate Class (are fairly comfortable using a smartboard, but would like to make lessons more interactive; show some bells and whistles)